California Manufacturing Hub

Metzer Farms is a family-owned farm and hatchery, which manages all aspects of nutrition, breeding, selection, incubation, and hatching of the highest quality day-old birds. Since 1972 they have used an environmentally friendly, cage-free traditional approach to hatching and raising 19 breeds of ducks and 16 breeds of geese, as well as gamebirds and chickens.

Fuse Integration (“Fuse”) is an engineering and design firm focused on networks and software development. Fuse was established in 2010 with a strategy to leverage a partner’s existing software package to interconnect DOD systems in an early Internet of Things (“IOT”) approach. Fuse’s rapid prototyping processes now drive a constant exploration of new ideas. Warfighter-focused design thinking leads Fuse teams into both system and software designs that are building exceptional interest by our military. Fuse is working software applications that significantly reduce troubleshooting timelines through remote system monitoring, situational awareness tools for mobile devices, long-range network solutions for aircraft, and energy storage solutions unlike anything on the market.

Artech Industries, Inc. (“Artech”) is a major supplier of strain gauge load cells / force transducers for a wide variety of industrial and OEM applications. Proven engineering innovations, precision manufacturing and effective quality control procedures have built an enviable reputation and record of performance since the company’s founding in 1985. Artech’s calibration is traceable to the National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) and MIL STD 45662. With complete in-house machining capabilities, inventory levels that enable the company to be responsive, and a focus on maintaining on-time delivery, Artech has been a reliable fixture in its local manufacturing community.

Marway Power Systems, located in Santa Ana, California, designs and manufactures power distribution products for electronic equipment in standard rack-mount form and for custom enclosures. The company specializes in creating optimized solutions for unique applications for one-time, custom multi-rack platforms as well as for high-volume OEM power boxes and are able to meet the needs of a variety of engineering and manufacturing needs.

M&R Engineering, a woman-owned business, has over 40 years of experience in delivering high precision CNC machined parts and high-quality screw machined parts.  The company employs over 65 people and its team of skilled engineers and machinists use the latest programming techniques and equipment to deliver high precision CNC Lathe, CNC Swiss, and CNC Mill parts. The company is fully equipped to handle both small volume, large variety projects, as well as large volume projects requiring millions of pieces in annual demand.

Based in San Diego, CA, Ocean Aero is an award-winning builder of environmentally-powered, autonomous, underwater and surface vehicles (AUSVs). The company has developed the first hybrid, wind and solar-powered surface and subsurface vehicles designed for extended ocean observation and data collection. Ocean Aero’s technology can be customized to fit the need of defined missions, ranging from intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to marine mammal tracking, to Met-Ocean data gathering to persistent situational awareness.